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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Melissa Ferrick To Headline
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><i><a href="http://www.rmanyc.org/pages/load/192"><span style="color:windowtext">Naked Soul</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Powerhouse guitarist and songstress
<b>Melissa Ferrick</b> is headlining this month’s <i><a href="http://www.rmanyc.org/pages/load/192">Naked Soul</a></i> at the gorgeous
<b>Rubin Museum of Art</b> (150 W17th St.) on <b>Friday, June 24<sup>th</sup>,</b> at
<b>7:00PM</b>. The iconic indie-songstress will be playing (for the first time!) songs from her upcoming album,
<i>Still Right Here</i>, stripped down– sans microphone or amplifier of any sort, an intimate and exciting chance to see her
<i>“fully unplugged, but totally connected.”</i> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Melissa’s upcoming release,
<i>Still Right Here</i> is set to hit September 13<sup>th</sup> and marks a thrilling and long-awaited end to Ferrick’s five year studio hiatus.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The album is her
<b>17<sup>th</sup> full-length release</b> and features guest vocals from friend and frequent tour mate,
<b>Ani DiFranco</b> as well as guitar work from <b>Kaki King</b>. <b>The record is</b> an incredible collection of lo-fi balladry well worth the five year wait.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:red">We’d love it if you’d join us for what is sure to be a thrilling show!
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